Re: rpm file overwriting query

[Jeff Johnson <n3npq nc rr com>]

Tapan Kamat wrote:

> Hello everybody
>
> Can somebody tell me the difference between 
> .rpmorig, .rpmsave and .rpmnew   files in simple
> words. I am unable to understand when any of them
> would be created.
>  

All are used iff %config attribute is attached to file being installed.

.rpmorig is used to save copy of preexsiting, but not in a package, file.

.rpmsave is used to save modified, previously installed,  contents.

.rpmnew is used to save incoming if %config(noreplace) was used, and 
previously installed contents are modified. Note that if previous 
contents are not modified, then previous is simply replaced, not saved 
in in .rpmsave, incoming not saved in .rpmnew.

73 de Jeff